Display device.



L. Hl MACORQUODA'LE.

DISPLAY DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILI-:D Nov. s. 191s.

Patented 1380124, 1918.

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DISPLAY DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED Nov. 6. 191e.

l 9288,63@ Patented Deo. 24, 1918.

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LORNE H. MACORQUODALE, QF LYNN, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR T0 THE FORBES LITHOGRAPH MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, A CORPO- RATIGN 0F MASSACHUSETTS.

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Application filed November 6, 1916.

To all whom t may concern Be itknown that I, LORNE H. MACORQUO- DALE, of Lynn, in the county of Essex and State of Massachusetts, a' citizen of the United States, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Display Devices, of which the following is a full, clear, and eX- act description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in explaining its nature.

rThe present invention relates to a device for displaying merchandise.

Among the essential objects of my invention is to provide a combined advertising and display device composed of a few easily assembled or disassembled parts made ofcardboard or other suitable material and which when assembled lwill provide an attractive and practical support for the display of merchandise.

The invention can best be seen and understood by reference to the drawings in which- Figure 1 is a plan of the device.

Fig. 2 shows the device `in side elevation.

Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3-.3 of F ig. l, and

Fig. 4c is a side elevation of a portion of the device to which Vattention willlater be directed.

Referring to the drawings rThe base portion of the device comprises relatively long, narrow plates 1 and 2, respectively, substantially rectangular in form. These plates intersect and have a self-inten locking engagement with one another Whereby the plates when assembled will rest upon their bottom edges in an upright position and assume an angular relationship to one another, the plates according to the construct-ion shown occupying right angles in relation to ope another. The intersection and interlocking of the plates is obtained by cut-ting a vertical slot 3 in the plate l to extend from the top edge of the plate about half through it. A similar vertical slot i is formed in the plate 2, this' slot extending from the bottom edge of the plate about half way through it. On assembling the plates that portion of the plate 2 which lies beyond the slot d therein will enter the slotJ 3 in the plate 1 and that portion of the plate 1 which lies beyond the slot. 3 in it will enter the slot 4 in the plate 2. Thus con` nected the plates will rest upon their bottom Specification of Letters Patent.

DISPLAY DEVICE.

Patented Decal` 2%,.1918.

serial No. 129,700.

edges in an upright position, extending at right angles with relation to one another, each supported by the other, and thereby providing a firm base of support.

When the two plates are thus assembled and arranged the top edges 5 of the respective plates will occupy a common horizontal upon each of the respective base plates are so fashioned as to occupy positions upon /either side .of the intersecting line of the two plates and equidistant therefrom. The standards are all of the same form and all the corresponding parts thereof lie the same distance away, measured horizontally, from the intersecting line of the base plates if it were extended vertically.

Each of the standards is provided with sets of shoulders 11, 12 and 18, 14, respec tively,'occupying vertically spaced relationship to one another andl to the top edge vof the base plate to which the standard is secured. rilhe shoulders 11 and 13 are formed on the outer edge of the standard and the shoulders 12 and 1.1 on the inner edge of the standard. The shoulders 11, 12 are formed by contracting the lower portion 15 of the standard which is made relatively broad, while the shoulders 13, 14 are formed at the top end of the upper contracted portion 16 of the standard, this portion being then extended between the shoulders 13 and 14: by a short knob 17.

lVhenthe base plates and standards are assembled `the sets of shoulders 11 and 1Q will occupy the same horizontal plane and then provide an inside and outside support for the shelf 7. In similar manner the sets of shoulders 13 and 14 on all the standards Will occupy a common horizontal plane and so provide an inside and outside support for the shelf 8 which rests thereon.

For the purpose of enabling the shelf (l to be placed upon the top edges of the base plates, the shelf is provided with slots 18 the respective standards.

other pair of plates.

having the sameangular relationship to .one

another and to the center of the structure as These slots are also cut of suficient length to enablel the standards to slip'through the slots as the' shelf is drawn down over the same until it is brought to rest or seated upon. the top edges of the base plates.

vIn similar manner slotsv 19 and 20, .re-l spectively, arel formed in the respective shelves 'Z and 8, the slots being so. angularly ed. The disassembling of the structure is effected by a reverse operation.

According to the preferred form ofthe" -device shown the lower shelf 6, which rests.

upon the top edges of the base plates, is rec-l tangular as before described, while' theshelves and 8 are relatively smaller circular shelves. The circular shelves owing to their relatively small size are so supportedV by the shoulders upon which they rest as to sustain a considerable Weight. The shelf 6, however, especially -if`the structure is made of large size as it may be, may require some auxiliary support and for such purpose there is wrapped around and between the outer ends of the baseplates a rectangular support 2l consisting of rectangular plates 22' of the same height as the base plates, connected to one another and standing on edge,

the top edges of these plates providing a bearing for assisting in the support of the shelf 6. ln combining the plates 22 to forni ,the rectangular support 21-l prefer that the two halves of the support be formed by separate pairs of plates, each pair being inte- -grail connected by a flexible hinge or union 23. he free ends of the separate pairs of plates are interlocked after the plates Vhave been wrapped around the base portion of the structure by a tongue 24 having a turned end 25 on one free end of the separate pairs of plates passed through a socket formed by a strap 26 on the adjacent free end of the After the tonguevhas been passed through the socket the turned end 25 of the tongue is moved to lie back of the inner edge of the strap 26 thereby forming an interlock substantially :is-shown in Fig. '4.

rlhe auxiliary support 2l not only assists in the support of the shelf 6 after the parts of the device have been assembled and otherwise materially strengthening the entire structure, but also operates during the assembling of the ldevice in holding the base plates and the standards in proper extended andrelative position 'while tlie shelves are beingput on.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent'of the United States l. In a display device of the character specified, the combination comprising base I plates having interlocking engagement with one anotherto vstand on edge angularly arranged and the top edges of which plates.`

1 occupy substantially a common horizontal plane, each of said plates having separate f spaced shelf-supporting standards arising from the top edges thereof, and shelves restoccupy substantially a common horizontal plane, each of said plates having spaced shelf-supporting standards rising from the top edges thereof, a shelf having slots in it through which said standards extend and resting upon the top edges of said base plates, and an auxiliary support extending larou nol and between the outer edges of said base plates for assisting in thesupport of said shelf.

3. ln a display device of the character specified, the combination comprising base plates angularly arranged and standing on edge, each of said base plates having sepa- -rate spaced shelf-supporting standards .ris-

ing from the top edges thereof and whichl standards are contracted to present separate sets of shoulders occupying vertically-spaced relationship to one another, a slotted shelfY through which said standards extend resting upon said base plates, and other vertically-spaced shelves slotted to rest, respectively, upon the shoulders of said standards.

l. ln a displayl device of the character specified, the combination comprising base plates'of a generally rectangular shape having self-interlocking engagement with one' another to stand on edge angularly arranged and the top edges of which plates occupy substantially `a common horizontal. plane,

' spaced standards contracted to form shoul- `ders on both the-inside and outside edges thereof rising from the top edges of each of said base plates, a slotted shelf through which said standards extend resting upon the top edges'of said base plates, and other shelves slotted to rest upon the inside and outside shoulders of said standards.

LORNE H. MACORQUGDALE.

f ing' respectively upon said base plates land i standards and laterally retained thereby.

`f Q. ln a display device of the character specified, the combination comprising basel plates. having interlocking engagement with one another to stand on edge angularly arranged and the top edges of which plates 

